Symantec 14541094 Implementation Guide - Page 70

Setting installation rollback options, Apply, Allow option to rollback if an installation fails

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70 Configuring installation packages Configuring package definitions 4 Under User interaction level, select one of the following: Reboot automatically Prompt user before reboot Restarts the computer, but first displays messages if applications have files open. You can optionally click Ignore applications that may have unsaved documents to force a restart. Displays a message that informs the user that a restart is going to occur. You can optionally click Allow user to cancel reboot and specify the amount of time that the user has to respond to the message. 5 Click OK. 6 In the Package Editor dialog box, do one of the following: ■ Click OK to save your changes and close the Package Editor dialog box. ■ Click Apply to save your changes and continue configuring the package definition. 7 If prompted, type a file name, and then click Save. Setting installation rollback options Symantec Packager lets you restore, or roll back, a target computer to its original, preinstallation configuration if any part of the package installation fails. During the rollback, Symantec Packager removes the files that were installed, including drivers and configuration files, and it restores registry settings. Installation rollback does not apply to custom commands that might be included in the package. To set installation rollback options 1 In the Symantec Packager window, on the Configure Packages tab, do one of the following: ■ Create a new package definition. ■ Double-click an existing package definition to edit it. 2 In the Package Editor dialog box, on the Installation Options tab, under Package properties, click Allow option to rollback if an installation fails.

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Configuring installation packages
Configuring package definitions
4
Under User interaction level, select one of the following:
5
Click
OK
.
6
In the Package Editor dialog box, do one of the following:
Click
OK
to save your changes and close the Package Editor dialog box.
Click
Apply
to save your changes and continue configuring the package
definition.
7
If prompted, type a file name, and then click
Save
.
Setting installation rollback options
Symantec Packager lets you restore, or roll back, a target computer to its
original, preinstallation configuration if any part of the package installation
fails. During the rollback, Symantec Packager removes the files that were
installed, including drivers and configuration files, and it restores registry
settings.
Installation rollback does not apply to custom commands that might be included
in the package.
To set installation rollback options
1
In the Symantec Packager window, on the Configure Packages tab, do one of
the following:
Create a new package definition.
Double-click an existing package definition to edit it.
2
In the Package Editor dialog box, on the Installation Options tab, under
Package properties, click
Allow option to rollback if an installation fails
.
Reboot
automatically
Restarts the computer, but first displays messages if
applications have files open.
You can optionally click
Ignore applications that may have
unsaved documents
to force a restart.
Prompt user
before reboot
Displays a message that informs the user that a restart is going
to occur.
You can optionally click
Allow user to cancel reboot
and specify
the amount of time that the user has to respond to the message.